Cryptococcus neoformans

Cryptococcus neoformans
Yeast state of Cryptococcus neoformans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Tremellomycetes
Order: Tremellales
Family: Cryptococcaceae
Genus: Cryptococcus
Species:
C. neoformans
Binomial name
Cryptococcus neoformans
(San Felice) Vuill. (1901)
Synonyms

Saccharomyces neoformans San Felice (1895)
Filobasidiella neoformans Kwon-Chung (1975)

Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast[1] belonging to the class Tremellomycetes and an obligate aerobe[2] that can live in both plants and animals. Its teleomorph is a filamentous fungus, formerly referred to Filobasidiella neoformans. In its yeast state, it is often found in bird excrement. Cryptococcus neoformans can cause disease in apparently immunocompetent, as well as immunocompromised, hosts.[1][3]

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  2. ^ Ingavale, Susham S.; Chang, Yun C.; Lee, Hyeseung; McClelland, Carol M.; Leong, Madeline L.; Kwon-Chung, Kgung J. (2008-09-01). "Importance of mitochondria in survival of Cryptococcus neoformans under low oxygen conditions and tolerance to Cobalt Chloride". PLOS Pathogens. 4 (9): e1000155. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1000155. ISSN 1553-7366. PMC 2528940. PMID 18802457.
  3. ^ Bahn, Yong-Sun; Sun, Sheng; Heitman, Joseph; Lin, Xiaorong (2020-09-01). "Microbe Profile: Cryptococcus neoformans species complex". Microbiology. 166 (9): 797–799. doi:10.1099/mic.0.000973. ISSN 1350-0872. PMC 7717486. PMID 32956032.